Video Poker Tips

Video poker is indeed a class of gambling game that facilitates the use of a strategy - showing positive and consistent results when executed appropriately with sound poker sense.  Most video poker players will agree on what cards to hold and what cards to discard, for video poker - unlike table poker - does not have multiple betting rounds, nor factor in bluffing and betting patterns into the equation.  On the other hand, the game consists of making a single bet, a single round of discarding, and maybe a high-card showdown (which, incidentally, is the part of video poker that rests on pure luck and not strategy). 

Some players espouse using specific wagering strategies. One such popular system is the 200 coin strategy, which advises players to gamble in 200 coin sessions in order to maximize the chances of hitting a high paying hand, such as a straight flush or royal flush.  The basis behind the strategy is that video poker machines can often go through more than one-hundred hands without giving a substantial payout.  By maximizing the playing time, and consequently the number of hands, a player is more likely to hit the elusive Royal Flush, which according to statistical odds, should hit once every 40,000 hands.  But all players should know that online casino software is entirely unpredictable and random.  For all anybody knows, a video poker machine may take 500 hands to produce a big winner, or, it may take only ten.  The idea is to hold out as long as possible, since the big wins come up less frequently.  Of course, the larger the betting stake, the larger the payout - which is why this strategy also incorporates the use of winnings.  For instance, the 200 coin system advises to only make single coin bets.  For nickels, a player would need $10 worth; Dime wagers correspond to a $20 bankroll; $50 is needed in quarters; And a $200 bankroll would be needed to cover 200 $1 wagers.  However, every time a player wins a hand, on the next hand he or she should bet a single coin plus the winnings from the previous hand.  If the hand wins again, the player should keep betting in the same manner.  Once a multiple coin wager loses, the player should default back to a single coin per wager, unless of course another win takes place.  As opposed to betting systems like the Martingale, this wagering strategy does not chase after losses, but rather, makes use of winnings.  If the player doubles their bankroll using this system, they should set that money aside, and start the 200 coin sequence over again.